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package org.lc.eic.messaging.assembly;

import java.io.ByteArrayOutputStream;

import org.lc.eic.core.pipesandfilters.Filter;
import org.lc.eic.core.pipesandfilters.Pipe;
import org.lc.eic.core.pipesandfilters.exception.ProcessingException;
import org.lc.eic.messgeconstruct.requestreply.Request;
import org.lc.eic.messgeconstruct.requestreply.RequestSerializer;
import org.lc.eic.messgeconstruct.requestreply.exception.SerializeException;



/**
 *  TODO: Add type comment here!!
 *	@author <a href="mailto:p.lycke@googlemail.com">PaLy</a>
 *
 * 
 */
public class SerializeRequestFilter<I> implements Filter<Request<I>, byte[]> {
	
	
	private RequestSerializer<I> requestSerializer;
	

	private Pipe<byte[]> outboundPipe;

	/**
	 * @see org.lc.eic.core.pipesandfilters.Filter#setOutboundPipe(org.lc.eic.core.pipesandfilters.Pipe)
	 */
	@Override
	public void setOutboundPipe(Pipe<byte[]> pipe) {
		this.outboundPipe = pipe;
		
	}

	/**
	 * @see org.lc.eic.core.pipesandfilters.Pipe#process(java.lang.Object)
	 */
	@Override
	public void process(final Request<I> request) throws ProcessingException {
		
		ByteArrayOutputStream baos = new ByteArrayOutputStream(); 
		
		try {
			requestSerializer.serializeRequest(request, baos);
		} catch (SerializeException e) {
			throw new ProcessingException("Failed serialize request.", e);
		}

		
		
		this.outboundPipe.process(baos.toByteArray());
		
		
		
		
	}
	
	public void setRequestSerializer(RequestSerializer<I> requestSerializer) {
		this.requestSerializer = requestSerializer;
	}

}
